MacKay, Cape

Windless Bight is a prominent bight that indents the south side of , Antarctica, eastward of . It was named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, which encountered no wind in this area.
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …is also known as “Cape MacKay”
  • Description: peninsula in Antarctica

MacKay, Cape

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Latitude
-77.69677° or 77° 41′ 48″ south
Longitude
168.50176° or 168° 30′ 6″ east
Open location code
2VJC8G32+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903248
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6637338
Wiki­data ID
Q2563235

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“MacKay, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mackay”
  • Chinese: “麥凱角”
  • Dutch: “Mackay”
  • German: “Kap MacKay”
  • Hebrew: “כף מקאיי”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape MacKay”
  • Swedish: “Cape Mackay”
  • Swedish: “Mackay”

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